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administration says that the programs have made americans safer. some lawmakers say that the government has gone too far. danielle nottingham reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: with every key stroke, government analysts have been secretly mining the servers of u.s. internet companies, tracking the e-mails and photos of foreign nationals in an effort to fight terrorism. the disclosure of the top secret program known as prism and revelations about another program that collects millions of phone records brought swift condemnation from the director of national intelligence. in a statement, james clapper called the leaks reprehensible and said the information the national security agency collects is important and valuable in protecting the nice from threats. clapper emphasized internet surveillance only targets what foreigners are doing online, not u.s. citizens. and said both programs are necessary and legal. congress authorized the domestic surveillance program after 9/11. a court reviews it every 90 days and top lawmakers receive regular secret
administration says that the programs have made americans safer. some lawmakers say that the government has gone too far. danielle nottingham reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: with every key stroke, government analysts have been secretly mining the servers of u.s. internet companies, tracking the e-mails and photos of foreign nationals in an effort to fight terrorism. the disclosure of the top secret program known as prism and revelations about another program that collects millions...
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the obama administration can't shake this? >> reporter: no certainly a long and bumpy road ahead. expected to testify, doug shulman. he is a former commissioner who, last year, told members of congress that there was nothing wrong here at the irs, and with their process of offering tax- exempt status to certain grows. the inspect tore general, who testified before congress friday, he began his probe into the irs last year. we now know the treasury department knew of the investigation at that time. and the office of the white house counsel was told about the investigation nearly a month ago. but president obama only learned when most americans did that workers of the irs cincinnati field office red flagged tax-exempt applications for groups with the term tea pear, 912 or patriot. white house senior adviser dan firefighter hit the talk shows and said despite the investigation it was for the withheld purposely from the president. >> here's the cardinal rule is you do not infear in an independent investigation and you do not do anything to give the appearance of interference if an ind
the obama administration can't shake this? >> reporter: no certainly a long and bumpy road ahead. expected to testify, doug shulman. he is a former commissioner who, last year, told members of congress that there was nothing wrong here at the irs, and with their process of offering tax- exempt status to certain grows. the inspect tore general, who testified before congress friday, he began his probe into the irs last year. we now know the treasury department knew of the investigation at...
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a new controversy is swirling around the obama administration. i began with a british newspaper broke the story that the government is indiscriminately collecting records, even of those not expected of wrongdoing. >> the government is defending a program to collect phone records of americans. the practice does not allow the national security agency to listen in on anyone's phone calls. it relates to meta data, such as a telephone number or the length of a call. john miller is a former deputy director of intelligence. he says the key is not content but numbers that might link terrorists to u.s. citizens. >> everybody knows if they're listening in on american citizens without a very special order or ruling with their lawyers, they're going to jail. >> britain's guardian newspaper first reported that a court order is directing verizon to give the nsa a copy of meta data on customers even if they're expected of no wrongdoing. the act that was amounted after 9/11 gives the government sweeping legal authority to make demands on phone carriers, but some
a new controversy is swirling around the obama administration. i began with a british newspaper broke the story that the government is indiscriminately collecting records, even of those not expected of wrongdoing. >> the government is defending a program to collect phone records of americans. the practice does not allow the national security agency to listen in on anyone's phone calls. it relates to meta data, such as a telephone number or the length of a call. john miller is a former...
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administration to demand allies back away from the proposed restrictions. the white house is also now examining an outside review of nsa activities. the report includes 40 recommendations to help the agency maintain public trust and reduce the risk of unauthorized disclosure of classified material. >>> now the president is expected to take several weeks to review this report. >>> well, it is one of the closest political races in virginia's history and election officials are counting the ballots all over again right now in the attorney general race. fairfax county and the cities of alexandria and chesapeake are where the volunteers are hard at work. sue rae chin reports. >> reporter: teams of democrats and republicans hustled in early. they realized the important responsibility their work will help determine who wins virginia's attorney general race. >> it is a long process, and an important one. we want to make sure we have a lot of people here. it is important we go through every ballot and make sure every vote is counted, and counted correctly and it is i
administration to demand allies back away from the proposed restrictions. the white house is also now examining an outside review of nsa activities. the report includes 40 recommendations to help the agency maintain public trust and reduce the risk of unauthorized disclosure of classified material. >>> now the president is expected to take several weeks to review this report. >>> well, it is one of the closest political races in virginia's history and election officials are...
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let's talk about this breakdown and this was released by the obama administration. they say schools could lose about $533,000 and $1 million set aside for environmental protection would go away. >> education being the primary area where most of the cuts would fall. that's the area that president obama has been emphasizing the last several days. >> you take a look at maryland and you see the number is higher. schools can stand to lose $14 million and take a look at the defense cuts and get an idea how critical defense employees are going to feel this. 46,000 employees just in maryland would be furloughed. >> and also virginia. defense is probably the second biggest area that president obama likes to talk about. in fact, he's going down to newport news to talk about how these cuts will affect that industry. national defense and education are his two primary things. >> states would face, what was interesting, we talk about 14 million gone, plus an additional $13.9 million for children with disabilities. and 90,000 workers. this is a big deal if this could impact us in
let's talk about this breakdown and this was released by the obama administration. they say schools could lose about $533,000 and $1 million set aside for environmental protection would go away. >> education being the primary area where most of the cuts would fall. that's the area that president obama has been emphasizing the last several days. >> you take a look at maryland and you see the number is higher. schools can stand to lose $14 million and take a look at the defense cuts...
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the obama administration is giving americans who want coverage on january 1st one more day to sign up. as nancy cordes reports a lot of people need the extra time. >> reporter: these last-minute shoppers at highland mall in austin, texas weren't there to buy gifts. >> there's a policy number and then there's a member i.d. >> reporter: they were there to purchase health insurance through a federal exchange with the help of staffers through a nonprofit. the group insure central texas signed up more people on monday than all the time. >> we'll probably surpass the day. >> reporter: there was a mad dash in virginia and on online. more than 1 million people have visited healthcare.gov. about five times more than last monday. some users were told to wait here when they tried to logon or to read their e-mail so they could be notified when demand flowed. the administration announced the 24-enrollment extension at midday but warned you should not wait if you're aiming to get coverage january 1st. you should try to sign up today. complicating matters, some of the 14 states announced their deadl
the obama administration is giving americans who want coverage on january 1st one more day to sign up. as nancy cordes reports a lot of people need the extra time. >> reporter: these last-minute shoppers at highland mall in austin, texas weren't there to buy gifts. >> there's a policy number and then there's a member i.d. >> reporter: they were there to purchase health insurance through a federal exchange with the help of staffers through a nonprofit. the group insure central...
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the obama administration getting a lot of criticism, hey, where should we be right now? >> that's right. two senators, john mccain and lindsey graham, frequent critics of obama administration, they are stinging rebukes on egypt specifically seem to be a new level of criticism saying the u.s. is looking weak, that we are not taking an engaged role in the middle east and policy is not there. administration says they are engaged with egypt, they say they are engaged with syria, as far as helping rebels and oust president assad and restarting the peace process and that is their come back. it is a dangerous situation in cairo. >> before we let you go, tell us the ramifications, ripple effects of civil unrest in egypt, what does this matter for us in the united states? >> egypt is a lynch pin for the middle east. a lot of gulf states look to egypt because it is so large and so big not only in square footage and mileage but because of its influence in the middle east. they look to that as a barometer as how it is going. the muslim brotherhood if it was able to establish the dic
the obama administration getting a lot of criticism, hey, where should we be right now? >> that's right. two senators, john mccain and lindsey graham, frequent critics of obama administration, they are stinging rebukes on egypt specifically seem to be a new level of criticism saying the u.s. is looking weak, that we are not taking an engaged role in the middle east and policy is not there. administration says they are engaged with egypt, they say they are engaged with syria, as far as...
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mayor vincent gray has told the obama administration and congress that the d.c. government will not close in the event of a federal shutdown even though the district of columbia comes under the authority of the congress and has been treated like every other federal agency in these cases. joining us right now exclusively is d.c. mayor vincent gray. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us from the wilson building. >> thank you, bruce. i'm delighted to be here. >> we know by now you've declared all city workers essential meaning you will not send them home. have you gotten any feedback from the office of management budget? have you gotten feedback from anybody on congress they don't like this plan? >> well, first of all, we've had continuing discussions with the office of management and budget. as a matter of fact, our staff is talking with them now. we've gotten no decision one way or the on either and we tried to make clear what our position is and why we take that position. >> they haven't said yes or no. so come midnight tonight if the federal government is shut down,
mayor vincent gray has told the obama administration and congress that the d.c. government will not close in the event of a federal shutdown even though the district of columbia comes under the authority of the congress and has been treated like every other federal agency in these cases. joining us right now exclusively is d.c. mayor vincent gray. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us from the wilson building. >> thank you, bruce. i'm delighted to be here. >> we know by now you've...
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the obama administration warns that 70,000 students could be kicked out if those cuts take effect. >>> mayor vincent gray says he's making schools in the district a priority. he plans to increase the funding in public education by 2% next year. gray says an investment in our children is investment in the future of d.c.'s economy. >>> the death of an elderly man in alexandria is now a murder investigation. 94-year-old elmer joe roehrs was found dead in his delray home last night. now the neighbors can't understand why anyone would want to kill such a kindly man everybody knew as joe. he lived with his 87-year-old wife. their home was broken into last november and in a bizarre twist police arrested 45-year-old marie maybell johnson thursday morning in connection to that home burglary. she's not been charged with any other crimes related to the murder. >>> and a mystery soon to be resolved, finally sometime next week we may learn what the problems are in the chandra levy murder case. today a d.c. superior courtup promised to release redacted transcripts sometime next week of hearings tha
the obama administration warns that 70,000 students could be kicked out if those cuts take effect. >>> mayor vincent gray says he's making schools in the district a priority. he plans to increase the funding in public education by 2% next year. gray says an investment in our children is investment in the future of d.c.'s economy. >>> the death of an elderly man in alexandria is now a murder investigation. 94-year-old elmer joe roehrs was found dead in his delray home last...
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they feel the obama administration misled americans about what happened. >> the fact is we had four dead americans. >> i understand. >> was it because of a protest or because of guys out for a walk that they decided they would kill four americans. >> republicans drilled clinton about request for more security before the attack. clinton admitted those messages never crossed her desk. >> did i find that you did not read the cables, i would have relieved you of your post. >> an independent review post found a series of -- that lead to security lapses at consulate. governor clinton took responsibility what happened and she assured members of congress changes are being made to create a tronger department of state. >>> -- stronger department of state. >>> a truce in the battle over the nation's debt limit. they have passed a bill to let the government keep borrowing and ignore the current debt limit until may. but they tacked on a condition. under the bill, members of congress could not collect a paycheck until the senate did something it has not done in four years. pass a budget. here is hous
they feel the obama administration misled americans about what happened. >> the fact is we had four dead americans. >> i understand. >> was it because of a protest or because of guys out for a walk that they decided they would kill four americans. >> republicans drilled clinton about request for more security before the attack. clinton admitted those messages never crossed her desk. >> did i find that you did not read the cables, i would have relieved you of your...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration is trying to rally public support to put pressure on congress, but it will be a challenge getting lawmakers from pro gun states to support an assault weapons ban. tara mergenner, cbs news, washington. >>> president obama is also expected to go on the road and campaign for gun control. >>> thousands against abortion are on the national mall and the stems of the supreme court, maaing the 40th anniversary of roe versus wade. the annual march for life is a rallying cry for people strongly against abortion. former republican, rick santorum, is expected to speak at the rally today. supporters of roe v. wade were there and they held a counter- rally. this happens to be file footage from last year's march. >>> those still struggling to recover from hurricane sandy three months later hope to get help from capitol hill. on monday the senate will vote whether to provide $50 billion in emergency relief. the senate passed this bill last year but must vote against since the house passed the bill in the 113th congress. >>> jurors return to a school parking lot
. >> reporter: the obama administration is trying to rally public support to put pressure on congress, but it will be a challenge getting lawmakers from pro gun states to support an assault weapons ban. tara mergenner, cbs news, washington. >>> president obama is also expected to go on the road and campaign for gun control. >>> thousands against abortion are on the national mall and the stems of the supreme court, maaing the 40th anniversary of roe versus wade. the...
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. >> demonstrators call on obama administration and internationai community to take action against syria. >> the problem is, the longer president obama takes the act or do something more extremists will come into my country and more people will ruin my countrn and the longer assad and regime in this china have to destroy my country. >> so action needs to be taken now. >>> the death toll in theh to attacks is estimated to grow in the next several days. >> the incident prompted an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council. >>> amid the crisisse in egypt hosni mubarak released from jail. a medical helicopter left the jail and took mubarak to a military hospital in cairo. >> it is expected he will be placed under house arrest. it is clear that mubarak is free after two years in detention. >> egypt is going through aville transition after ouster offter president morsi last month. >> the edge on virginia where a jury is now deliberating in thei vanessa pham murder trial.. >> julio blanco-garcia is charged with first-degree murdes fort- the stabbing of the on deh 19 years ago. >>> lawyers
. >> demonstrators call on obama administration and internationai community to take action against syria. >> the problem is, the longer president obama takes the act or do something more extremists will come into my country and more people will ruin my countrn and the longer assad and regime in this china have to destroy my country. >> so action needs to be taken now. >>> the death toll in theh to attacks is estimated to grow in the next several days. >> the...
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it's been going on for 7 years. >> reporter: the obama administration is continuing a practice that was authorized under bush after 9/11. the court order has to be renewed every 90 days. some say the practice goes too far. >> i never worked a case where gathering information about an innocent person told me something about a guilty person. >> reporter: verizon has not commented on the reports. but they say that they take steps to safeguard customer privacy. >> as of now, no word if any other phone companies are involved. anita. >> you may not find the analyst that is spying on your phone records but our parent company is out with its database that let's you plug in the name and look up the salary and bonus of any worker. bruce talked to federal workers downtown about this today. >> and they have everybody's salaries on them. >> oh, my goodness. no. the names too? >> yeah. you put your name in here and i can tell you your salary. is that you? and it has your salary right there. >> what the heck? why are you doing that? >> why do you think? >> it's wrong. >> i'm in the federal government.
it's been going on for 7 years. >> reporter: the obama administration is continuing a practice that was authorized under bush after 9/11. the court order has to be renewed every 90 days. some say the practice goes too far. >> i never worked a case where gathering information about an innocent person told me something about a guilty person. >> reporter: verizon has not commented on the reports. but they say that they take steps to safeguard customer privacy. >> as of now,...
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an outgoing member of the obama administration says more needs to be done to make sure the u.s. can continue to fulfill its transportation needs. >>> wusa9 returns in two minutes with those stories and of course your weather first. we'll be back. >>> hello and welcome back to wusa9. our time is 4:44 on this friday eve. looking forward to the weekend, even there is a little rain in it. >> the rain will be friday. some snow showers possible friday night behind the big storm that's going to miss us. we'll get wet weather from that. maybe a touch of wintry weather tomorrow morning especially west of town. if you travel up to new york through new england, this will be an epic snowfall for them. one to three feet it looks like widespread, even places from long island into new england. boston could get 2 to 3 feet of snow from this. so a crippling storm for them. let's get you going with a look at your day planner this thursday. we have a lot more clouds than what we saw on wednesday. maybe a few peeks of sun early. there could be a late sprinkle here. temperatures will struggle to get
an outgoing member of the obama administration says more needs to be done to make sure the u.s. can continue to fulfill its transportation needs. >>> wusa9 returns in two minutes with those stories and of course your weather first. we'll be back. >>> hello and welcome back to wusa9. our time is 4:44 on this friday eve. looking forward to the weekend, even there is a little rain in it. >> the rain will be friday. some snow showers possible friday night behind the big...
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but a computer glitch has the obama administration pushing that back to 2015. >>> now the delay comes about a week aft administration announced it would also be delaying another provision which requires businesses with more than 50 workers to offer health insurance. now that lawmakers are back on the hill, they're expressing their displeasure. >> the idea that we're going to give big businesses a break under obama care, are we going to punish small businesses and families? wrong. we'll have another vote. count on it. >> last week's announcement does not change the individual mandate that will force average americans to buy health insurance or face fines. that will still take effect next year. >>> police say they need more information after a preliminary autopsy into the death of a missing 7-year-old boy in d.c. ko im reports. >> reporter: police now have their timeline but even with the preliminary autopsy result, they still have a lot of questions about what happened. the kings burys lived on the second floor of this apartment. mom told us the last time she saw mike cam was saturday
but a computer glitch has the obama administration pushing that back to 2015. >>> now the delay comes about a week aft administration announced it would also be delaying another provision which requires businesses with more than 50 workers to offer health insurance. now that lawmakers are back on the hill, they're expressing their displeasure. >> the idea that we're going to give big businesses a break under obama care, are we going to punish small businesses and families? wrong....
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. >> the obama administration does say however this country is providing food and medical supplies for the amendment assad forces over there but some of the rebels are pleading with president obama step it up end the violence. meanwhile syrian president bashar al-assad is making a rare public appearance today visiting apposer plant on international workers' day. -- a power plant on international workers' say. he hopes the civil war in the country will be over by this time next year. >>> maryland is about to become the 19th state in the union to green light medical marijuana. and the spokesperson for the governor o'malley confirms that o'malley will sign the bill in a special ceremony tomorrow. now state analysts predict the program may not be up and running however until 2016. o'malley is also expected to sign off on the death penalty repeal and several other measures during tomorrow's ceremonies. >>> still ahead, very few jamestown colonists survived the winter of 1609. now we get a sense of how desperate things got and what folks had to do to stave alive. >> after the break an electe
. >> the obama administration does say however this country is providing food and medical supplies for the amendment assad forces over there but some of the rebels are pleading with president obama step it up end the violence. meanwhile syrian president bashar al-assad is making a rare public appearance today visiting apposer plant on international workers' day. -- a power plant on international workers' say. he hopes the civil war in the country will be over by this time next year....
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administration proposed what was known at the time as a compulsory trigger to force spending cuts if both sides couldn't agree on a deficit reduction plan. it was meant to be so awful that no one would let it happen. hill republicans essential signed off. the president signed it. both sides guessed these automatic across the board spending cuts we've now come to know as sequestration. the new deadline for the cuts is the end of the month. and there is no deal to stop it. we keep hearing how bad it will be. one day a weak furloughs for up to 800,000 civilian pentagon employees. friday the navy is expected to announce it will postpone the repair of almost two dozen ships, threatening tens of thousands of jobs in virginia alone. and those repairs? >> if we don't do that, we are sending a ship out in harm's way that may not be as fit to fate as it should be. >> so here's how we avoid it. >> reporter: virginia's tim kaine is among senate democrats proposing an alternative, a $120 billion deficit reduction plan half in spending cuts split between defense and non- defense, much coming from
administration proposed what was known at the time as a compulsory trigger to force spending cuts if both sides couldn't agree on a deficit reduction plan. it was meant to be so awful that no one would let it happen. hill republicans essential signed off. the president signed it. both sides guessed these automatic across the board spending cuts we've now come to know as sequestration. the new deadline for the cuts is the end of the month. and there is no deal to stop it. we keep hearing how bad...
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the obama administration takes its push for gun control to virginia today. vice president joe biden will meet with gun safety experts in richmond. it's the opening for the growing support to curb kbun violence. yesterday congressional democrats introduced a plan to ban assault weapons but even they admit that's an uphill battle. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the ban would be tougher than the assaults weapons ban that expired in 2004. it would ban 157 different military-style filearms, so with such a tight fight again they believe public support will help them win public support measures. vice president biden is heading to virginia to try to gain public support for president obama's gun support proposals. >> it's not about keeping bad guns out of good people but keeping bad guns from bad people. >> they joined a group of democrat it lawmakers. dianne feinstein introduced her own bill. >> military-style assault weapons have but one purpose and in my view that's a military purpose. >> the lawmakers say the sh
the obama administration takes its push for gun control to virginia today. vice president joe biden will meet with gun safety experts in richmond. it's the opening for the growing support to curb kbun violence. yesterday congressional democrats introduced a plan to ban assault weapons but even they admit that's an uphill battle. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning. the ban would be tougher than the assaults weapons ban that expired in 2004. it...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration says they're looking for ways to stop mass shootings like the massacre in newtown, connecticut. the vice. and his task force are talking to a range of groups, from victims of gun violence to major gun sellers like wal-mart and even hollywood. cbs news has learned president owe bam pa will likely reveal -- obama will likely reveal new ideas to introduce to cut down gun violence. the white house could also recommend universal background checks for gun buyers and a national gun database. many members of congress oppose the measures, but the vice president says the president may be able to bypass congress and use an executive order. mike collins works at a virginia gun shop. he says all the talk about new restrictions had boosted business. >> a lot of people have been on the fence. they were thinking about buying them anyway. all this did was speed up their decision to get it now. >> reporter: collins says the spike in sales is creating a shortage of guns and ammunition. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> the gun control debate isn't
. >> reporter: the obama administration says they're looking for ways to stop mass shootings like the massacre in newtown, connecticut. the vice. and his task force are talking to a range of groups, from victims of gun violence to major gun sellers like wal-mart and even hollywood. cbs news has learned president owe bam pa will likely reveal -- obama will likely reveal new ideas to introduce to cut down gun violence. the white house could also recommend universal background checks for gun...
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lawmakers recently got a look at a secret document explaining why the obama administration believes drone strikes can also target americans who join with terrorists overseas. >> it's the idea of giving any president unfettered power to kill an american without checks and balances that is to troubling. >> reporter: brennan defended the policy. >> president has insisted that any actions we take will be legally grounded. >> reporter: brennan was up for cia director in 2009, but withdrew his name from consideration after questions arose about his role in the war on terror. brennan was a cia executive when the bush administration used harsh interrogation techniques like water boarding but he denies any involvement. >> water boarding is reprehensible and it's something that should not be done. [ people chanting ] >> reporter: human rights groups oppose brennan's nomination. >> we are killing children. >> reporter: protester toby had to be removed from the hearing, she says drone strikes also kill innocent civilians. >> this is not the american way. >> reporter: the senate committee will review
lawmakers recently got a look at a secret document explaining why the obama administration believes drone strikes can also target americans who join with terrorists overseas. >> it's the idea of giving any president unfettered power to kill an american without checks and balances that is to troubling. >> reporter: brennan defended the policy. >> president has insisted that any actions we take will be legally grounded. >> reporter: brennan was up for cia director in 2009,...
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the obama administration says nearly 30,000 people have signed up for coverage on healthcare.gov during the first two days of december. the numbers come after a site relaunch and surpasses signups during the entire month of october. but as danielle nottingham explains, if those numbers don't include a significant number of young people, it could spell trouble for the entire health care law. >> reporter: president obama is pushing to get more young people to sign up for health insurance. >> for your friends and your family, the most important source of information is not going to be me. it's going to be you. >> reporter: stopping by a white house youth summit, the president encouraged young adults to show their friends how to enroll. jessica brown is spreading the word on college campuses. >> young people are an important group among the uninsured. they're actually the largest bloc of uninsured. >> reporter: republicans held four separate hearings on the health care law wednesday and explored whether young people will sign up. >> if they're young and healthy, they're not going to spend t
the obama administration says nearly 30,000 people have signed up for coverage on healthcare.gov during the first two days of december. the numbers come after a site relaunch and surpasses signups during the entire month of october. but as danielle nottingham explains, if those numbers don't include a significant number of young people, it could spell trouble for the entire health care law. >> reporter: president obama is pushing to get more young people to sign up for health insurance....
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. >>> there's a big job opening up at the obama administration. treasury secretary timothy geithner reportedly plans to leave his post at the end of the month, even if a deal to raise the debt ceiling hasn't been reached at that point. jeff liu is said to be his choice. interesting choice, because he's not traditionally an economist. >> he's not a ghoul goldman sachs guy? >> he's just not the usual suspect. >> what do you have for us next? >> why you need to be very careful about saving money. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton set a date to return to work after her hospitalization. that story coming up. >> and staffers start their year by counting up thousands of animals at one of the world's biggest zoos. >> and rg3 talks about facing another sensational rookie quarterback in his postseason debut. >>> and a good friday morning. a cold one, especially south of town. that's a little unusual. we even have a few upper teens. it's going to be a sunny and breezy day. it will feel like the low to mid 30s at times. the winds will maybe combust to th
. >>> there's a big job opening up at the obama administration. treasury secretary timothy geithner reportedly plans to leave his post at the end of the month, even if a deal to raise the debt ceiling hasn't been reached at that point. jeff liu is said to be his choice. interesting choice, because he's not traditionally an economist. >> he's not a ghoul goldman sachs guy? >> he's just not the usual suspect. >> what do you have for us next? >> why you need to be...
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the obama administration had promised to deliver those fixes by this past weekend. congress is watching closely because the success or failure is expected to be a critical factor in next year's midterm elections. already, the botched rollout put enrollment rates in the new health insurance marketplace far below white house targets. consumers now have just a few weeks to sign up for coverage to begin on january 1. to handle that surge, the technology team is scrambling to make more upgrades to the website and warns too much traffic could still overwelm the system. tara for cbs news, washington. >> the technology team is also scrambling to fix glitches in what's known as the back end of the system. meaning, the part of the website that delivers the consumer information to insurers. >>> by now, you know it's cybermonday and some experts predict up to 85% of online retailers will offer you something special, even this week, a lot of people are doing cyber week deals, but matt, rather some of his favorite deals that you can still get in on before the night is over. the t
the obama administration had promised to deliver those fixes by this past weekend. congress is watching closely because the success or failure is expected to be a critical factor in next year's midterm elections. already, the botched rollout put enrollment rates in the new health insurance marketplace far below white house targets. consumers now have just a few weeks to sign up for coverage to begin on january 1. to handle that surge, the technology team is scrambling to make more upgrades to...
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. >> reporter: but it will be up to the obama administration to determine if d.c. leaders are violating federal law and then maybe the congress to decide if there will be consequences. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> congress has constitutional authority over the district of columbia. so in the past when federal workers were sent home, the mayor was required to keep d.c. workers off the job as well. mayor gray says that while congress has ultimate authority over the district's budget, 6 billion of those dollars are raised locally from d.c. citizens and city services. >>> right now the top two candidates for governor in virginia are squaring off in their first primetime debate. the latest polls show democrat terry mcauliffe is building a bit of a lead over his republican challenger ken cuccinelli thanks mainly to female voters. tonight's debate is at the fairfax chamber of commerce. our peggy fox will have highlights at 11:00. >>> now to kenya where the fbi is collecting fingerprints and dna to help determine the identities and nationalities of the terrorists and their vic
. >> reporter: but it will be up to the obama administration to determine if d.c. leaders are violating federal law and then maybe the congress to decide if there will be consequences. bruce johnson, wusa9. >> congress has constitutional authority over the district of columbia. so in the past when federal workers were sent home, the mayor was required to keep d.c. workers off the job as well. mayor gray says that while congress has ultimate authority over the district's budget, 6...
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. >>> the obama administration now says it has worked out a way to allow the families of fallen military members to get those death benefits even though the government has been shut down. a foundation known as the fisher house agreed to make the payments from its own funds. at the end of the shutdown the defense department will reimburse them. a bill to restore government payments during the shutdown is working its way through congress. >>> for those of you keeping score at home, we are at day eight, 18 hours, five minutes into the shutdown, so far $2.6 billion is what it has cost us. you can keep track at www.wusa9.com. >>> somebody else is tracking the numbers and rain moving into the area is our topper who has a first alert weather team yellow alert day coming up. >> one tomorrow and one on friday. the rain is overspreading the metro area, heaviest rain by far and away into southern maryland. it arrived earlier, has become heavier through leonardtown, st. mary's city, st. mary's county and calvert county. the latest image of the rainfall, it's moved up 270, almost to frederick and lee
. >>> the obama administration now says it has worked out a way to allow the families of fallen military members to get those death benefits even though the government has been shut down. a foundation known as the fisher house agreed to make the payments from its own funds. at the end of the shutdown the defense department will reimburse them. a bill to restore government payments during the shutdown is working its way through congress. >>> for those of you keeping score at...
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the obama administration has called the program a key terrorism fighting tool. >> a government shutdown could happen mid-january when current federal spending expires. it all depends on what could likely be razor thin senate votes on a bipartisan budget deal. >> that reduces the deficit without raising taxes, prevents two government shutdowns in 2014. >> the military is up in arms over the new budget deal, specifically over a reduction in veterans benefits. >> the panel of experts reviewing three studies on multi vitamins finds no evidence supplements prevent chronic disease or death and should be avoided. the council for responsible nutrition disagrees and argues supplements are an appropriate option for consumers who aren't getting enough nutrients from food. >> we have to do what we have to do to look out for ourselves and the people around us. >> prince george's county police canvas the east gate shoppers world trying to convince shoppers to take precautions to prevent everything from car break-ins to carjackings. >> we have seen numbers drop in thefts in autos. >> christmas time tr
the obama administration has called the program a key terrorism fighting tool. >> a government shutdown could happen mid-january when current federal spending expires. it all depends on what could likely be razor thin senate votes on a bipartisan budget deal. >> that reduces the deficit without raising taxes, prevents two government shutdowns in 2014. >> the military is up in arms over the new budget deal, specifically over a reduction in veterans benefits. >> the panel...
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the national security administration to have my phone number. >> as details of the government's snooping widens, president obama defending two secretive programs aim at collecting phone and internet records. >> days before his 92nd birthday, prince philip is hospitalized. queen elizabeth said to be in good spirits as he begins to undergo exploratory surgery. >>> and the game between miami and the san antonio spurs goes down to the wire. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, june 7th, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning tropical storm andrea is losing steam as it heads up the atlantic coast. andrea is moving over southwest georgia packing sustained winds of 45 miles per hour, and, of course, heavy rain. the storm triggered eight tornados as it moved across florida. cbs weather consultant david bernard says it continues to move north and as it does, it looks like wet weather. it's all going to be about the rain fall. look at this potential rainfall map. this will take us into saturday afternoon. we're talking a
the national security administration to have my phone number. >> as details of the government's snooping widens, president obama defending two secretive programs aim at collecting phone and internet records. >> days before his 92nd birthday, prince philip is hospitalized. queen elizabeth said to be in good spirits as he begins to undergo exploratory surgery. >>> and the game between miami and the san antonio spurs goes down to the wire. captioning funded by cbs >>>...
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the obama administration plans to tell china's new leader in the coming weeks the volume and sow face indication of these attack -- sophistication of these attacks have become so intense, they threaten the fundamental relationship between washington and beijing. >>> in the meantime two u.s. major companies are reporting they've been the target of hacking. apple says its commuters were affected by malicious software, similar to an attack facebook announced last week. the attacks took advantage in the flaws in the java plug-in for web browsers and someone hacked into the jeeb twitter. and for most people it's not a matter of if they have their identity stolen but when according to identity theft 911. so there are important steps you need to take to minimized damage if this is going to happen you to. for example, obviously be incredibly careful when deciding to click on a link and so important, limit the amount of sensitive data you're storing on your computer. there's no reason to have your social security number on your computer. essentially that's like giving a hacker to the keys to y
the obama administration plans to tell china's new leader in the coming weeks the volume and sow face indication of these attack -- sophistication of these attacks have become so intense, they threaten the fundamental relationship between washington and beijing. >>> in the meantime two u.s. major companies are reporting they've been the target of hacking. apple says its commuters were affected by malicious software, similar to an attack facebook announced last week. the attacks took...
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. >> the obama administration is trying to roll out videos and dispatch people to try to explain it but it's really complicated. it will even happen here at our corporation. >> people will have to do their homework to figure it out. >>> 5:37. time for a break. before we go there, we're going to ask howard if he can make this weather last forever. >> and while howard won't guarantee anything, we found a different forecaster who will and this one has claws. we're going to tell but that coming up. >> don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com and the wusa9 app. the weather app is really they were married for 53 years. she was his everything. but, dad can't live alone anymore. so we talked to our suntrust mortgage specialist. they helped guide us every step of the way. now, we're moving into a home big enough for all of us. for family, you make it work. he taught me that. get $500 off closing costs with suntrust mortgage. timing, program and other restrictions apply. for full details, call 800-suntrust. >>> 5:40 on this thursday morning. no jacket this morning. well, it's a little cool. i
. >> the obama administration is trying to roll out videos and dispatch people to try to explain it but it's really complicated. it will even happen here at our corporation. >> people will have to do their homework to figure it out. >>> 5:37. time for a break. before we go there, we're going to ask howard if he can make this weather last forever. >> and while howard won't guarantee anything, we found a different forecaster who will and this one has claws. we're going...
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this case involves the obama administration and republicans who are challenging the limits for personal campaign contributions. the republicans say those limits violate first amendment rights. >>> yesterday the justices decided not to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling to strike down virginia's anti- sodomy law as unconstitutional. this term the justices are scheduled to deal with several other cases as well ranging from housing discrimination and whether or not the president can fill keyings without senate confirmation. other appeals concerning gun control, abortion, mobile fine privacy and of course obama care may also be coming down the pike. >>> 6:04. time for another your money segment this morning. >> jessica is here. questions about obama care? she's got answers. >> today we start week two when it comes to enrolling in the new marketplaces. when we start something new, a lot of confusion often follows. no wonder so many of us still have a lot of questions and here are a couple of answers. >> reporter: question number one. >> i heard that if you don't have health care from a
this case involves the obama administration and republicans who are challenging the limits for personal campaign contributions. the republicans say those limits violate first amendment rights. >>> yesterday the justices decided not to hear an appeal of a lower court's ruling to strike down virginia's anti- sodomy law as unconstitutional. this term the justices are scheduled to deal with several other cases as well ranging from housing discrimination and whether or not the president can...
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. >>> the obama administration is calling for calm following the bloodiest day of protests in egypt in nearly two years. at least 50 people were killed today when the fighting erupted between members of the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian military. the muslim brotherhood wants to see egypt's first democratically elected president return to power and insists this was an unprovoked attack. the military says protesters fired first and pointed to this video of a demonstrator with a weapon as evidence. the white house says it will take more time to determine whether to call morsi's ouster a military coup. >> tens of millions of egyptians had legitimate grievances with president morsi's undemocrattic form of governance and do not believe this was a coup. >> according to the law, if there was a military coup, the u.s. has to cut off aid. >>> country singer randy travis is in critical condition tonight at a texas hospital suffering from viral cardiomyopathy, a heart condition caused by a virus which can lead to heart failure. treatment range from medications to implanted devices, even a he
. >>> the obama administration is calling for calm following the bloodiest day of protests in egypt in nearly two years. at least 50 people were killed today when the fighting erupted between members of the muslim brotherhood and the egyptian military. the muslim brotherhood wants to see egypt's first democratically elected president return to power and insists this was an unprovoked attack. the military says protesters fired first and pointed to this video of a demonstrator with a...
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. >> it's an offshoot of the obama administration let's move campaign. vendors will start displaying signs with nutritional information. and some will add locally grown or raised items to the menu. >> new york city's largest hotel says that it is eliminating room service. i kid you not. it's the hilton in mid town. there was not much demand for it. the landmark hotel says it will develop a self service model called the urban kitchen. >> there's not the demand. plus, depending on the number of employees, you have to call somebody, you have to have a cook make it. you have to have delivery. you have to have pickup. people don't want that. you look in the big apple. what is outside of the doors? restaurant after restaurant after restaurant. >> i understand. it's still sad though. hilton has no plans to eliminate the room service at its other hotels, for now. >> still ahead tonight, a son's question marks an emotional discovery for a news reporter learning about her father's role the day that kennedy died. >> a half century after his death helps >> a ceremon
. >> it's an offshoot of the obama administration let's move campaign. vendors will start displaying signs with nutritional information. and some will add locally grown or raised items to the menu. >> new york city's largest hotel says that it is eliminating room service. i kid you not. it's the hilton in mid town. there was not much demand for it. the landmark hotel says it will develop a self service model called the urban kitchen. >> there's not the demand. plus, depending...
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administration. the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood continues in egypts with the arrest of two more leaders. almost a year after the attack on the u.s. consulate in ben ghazi, four state department officials will be back at work. he had that been on paid administrative leave for failures in the attack. a state department report harshly criticized theed t department in which the they worked because of the attack, cited a lack of cooperation and confusion over protection of the ben ghazi consulate. they'll be reassigned to new jobs. >> they witnessed history 500 years ago. a >> straightg ahead hear their unique stake on the march onn washington as the city preparesp for the anniversary celebration. first we check in with tucker. >> a little fog to the west. w should be in pretty good shape today. a warm and humid one with a scattered shower this afternoon. julie has your traffic after the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it
administration. the crackdown on the muslim brotherhood continues in egypts with the arrest of two more leaders. almost a year after the attack on the u.s. consulate in ben ghazi, four state department officials will be back at work. he had that been on paid administrative leave for failures in the attack. a state department report harshly criticized theed t department in which the they worked because of the attack, cited a lack of cooperation and confusion over protection of the ben ghazi...
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. >> now some other members of the obama administration are applauding the president's stance. one of them is white house press secretary, jay carney. >> as a long-time redskins fan, a native born washingtonian, i really appreciate what he had to say. >> on wusa9.com, we asked if you would change the name. then there was the question of, what would you change the name to? that question is on our facebook page. we invite you to share your thoughts and see what others are saying. lesli. >> the government shutdown enters its second week and neither side is budging. president obama stopped by the management agency to pressure house speaker, jon boehner, to pass a temporary spending bill that will reopen the government. 86% of fema workers have been furloughed since the partial government shutdown seven days ago. speaker boehner and house republicans want to conditions in that bill that will reopen the government and the one needed to raise the debt ceiling. >> this morning, the senior white house official said that the president would rather default than to sit down and negotiate.
. >> now some other members of the obama administration are applauding the president's stance. one of them is white house press secretary, jay carney. >> as a long-time redskins fan, a native born washingtonian, i really appreciate what he had to say. >> on wusa9.com, we asked if you would change the name. then there was the question of, what would you change the name to? that question is on our facebook page. we invite you to share your thoughts and see what others are...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration offered its assistance in the rescue operation, but the algerian military refused the help. tara mergener for cbs news, the state department. >> france is confirming one of its citizens is among the dead. he was a former soldier working security at the site. >>> the presidential inaugural committee announced some major new acts that will perform at the official balls at the washington convention center. among the big names we got alicia keys, brad paisley, jennifer hudson and andrea mccarren got a behind the scenes look at preparations at one of the key venues in town. >> reporter: a herd of international media toured the convention center as workers transformed it into the backdrop for one of the world's largest parties. >> this is really a celebration of the american people and our country and an opportunity to show the world what a great nation we are and how our inaugurals are such great part of our democracy. >> reporter: three major events will be held at the convention center, the kids inaugural concert, commander in chief ball and official
. >> reporter: the obama administration offered its assistance in the rescue operation, but the algerian military refused the help. tara mergener for cbs news, the state department. >> france is confirming one of its citizens is among the dead. he was a former soldier working security at the site. >>> the presidential inaugural committee announced some major new acts that will perform at the official balls at the washington convention center. among the big names we got...
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tonight a top muslim cleric is warning there's an impending civil war in egypt, but the obama administration is not picking sides. they say they need more time to figure out whether to call morsi's ouster a military coup. >>> outside the london hospital where the duke and duchess' first child is due to be born there is a wait going on. it's the same hospital where both princes were born. some media reports say the due date is july 13th and others say it is july 17th. >>> this is the most anticipated lighting ceremony in d.c. since the national christmas tree. tonight 8:00 the scaffold covered washington monument will be illuminated by almost 500 lights. the monument has been shut down to visitors since the earthquake in 2011, but now it's wrapped up in a blue semi transparent fabric as all those repairs go on to the outside. the light will illuminate the monument from inside the fabric and that will make it look like it's glowing in the dark. joining us now to talk more about tonight's ceremony and the progress on the repairs is robert vogel, superintendent of the national mall and memorial
tonight a top muslim cleric is warning there's an impending civil war in egypt, but the obama administration is not picking sides. they say they need more time to figure out whether to call morsi's ouster a military coup. >>> outside the london hospital where the duke and duchess' first child is due to be born there is a wait going on. it's the same hospital where both princes were born. some media reports say the due date is july 13th and others say it is july 17th. >>> this...
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it labels the obama administration the biggest set of lawmakers in america. cuccinelli is running for virginia governor but the book could turn off moderates and provided forker for the democrats -- fodder for the democrats hoping to regain the mansion. >>> the july 29 beyonce concert at verizon center sold out in just a few minutes. joyce, our floor director swore it was 20 seconds. but now another concert at verizon center. prices start at $48. it's expected to sell out quickly. >>> 5:05. let's talk a little bit more about your money in this report this morning. >> maybe you won't spend it as quickly as beyonce tickets go. >>> wall street hoping for a fresh start today. lots of stuff potentially to mull over. we get our earnings from the likes of coca-cola and good year. also jobs news on the agenda. stocks got off to a slow start after climbing to five-year highs. the dow stands at 13,971 after falling nearly 22 points. the nasdaq dipped about 2 and the s&p 500 was down about a point. >>> same-sex partners of u.s. military service members will soon have ac
it labels the obama administration the biggest set of lawmakers in america. cuccinelli is running for virginia governor but the book could turn off moderates and provided forker for the democrats -- fodder for the democrats hoping to regain the mansion. >>> the july 29 beyonce concert at verizon center sold out in just a few minutes. joyce, our floor director swore it was 20 seconds. but now another concert at verizon center. prices start at $48. it's expected to sell out quickly....
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delia goncalves is in our newsroom with more details on i guess a christmas gift from the obama administration. >> reporter: an early christmas gift. and it is very good news for folks living in the 36 states using the federal website healthcare.gov but for most folks living in the 14 states with their own state-run exchanges, your deadline has come and gone and that includes residents right here in the district of columbia. d.c. health links, the local website here, had its own surge of activity yesterday, but health officials acknowledge the process still has problems and delays so they will still work with folks to get them enrolled in order to be covered by the new year. the administration said yesterday the website was equipped to handle up to 800,000 visitors in one day but more than one million americans logged on yesterday. that means problems. hundreds of folks forced to leave e-mails essentially waiting in line when the website was busy. >> i'm currently unemployed. my cobra insurance has run out. i have never been in this situation before. i'm totally at their mercy to contact me at
delia goncalves is in our newsroom with more details on i guess a christmas gift from the obama administration. >> reporter: an early christmas gift. and it is very good news for folks living in the 36 states using the federal website healthcare.gov but for most folks living in the 14 states with their own state-run exchanges, your deadline has come and gone and that includes residents right here in the district of columbia. d.c. health links, the local website here, had its own surge of...
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. >> why the obama administration says it's not stepping in. >>> and the catch of a lifetime. you'll meet the fisherman who took on a shark the size of car. the news is back in the morning here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by bi-flex. the best stuff in the joint. can help your bones, osteo bi-flex can help your joints. osteo bi-flex... now available in all major retailers and warehouse clubs. [ female announcer ] only aveeno daily moisturizing lotion has an active naturals oat formula that creates a moisture reserve so skin can replenish itself. aveeno® naturally beautiful results. aveeno® gotta get that bacon! yummy, crunchy, bacon bacon bacon there in that bag! who wants a beggin' strip? me! i'd get it myself, but i don't have thumbs! mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm it's beggin'! mmm, i love you. (announcer) beggin' strips...there's no time like beggin' time. from the united states postal service a small design firm can ship like a big business. just go online to pay, print and have your packages pick
. >> why the obama administration says it's not stepping in. >>> and the catch of a lifetime. you'll meet the fisherman who took on a shark the size of car. the news is back in the morning here on "cbs this morning." stay tuned for your local news. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by bi-flex. the best stuff in the joint. can help your bones, osteo bi-flex can help your joints. osteo bi-flex... now available in all major...
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administration ever used the unique device for signing a law. >>> it is 6:06. the lovely jessica doyle is here with another your money report. she says get ready to see your taxes go up. >> that's right. >> what's new? >> you know, there's been so much debate about the big tax hike, you know. a lot of people don't realize your taxes are going to go up in 2013 when you file them. the tax hike is not small either even though congress did make the bush era tax cuts permanent. here's a scenario for you. the median income for households in the washington region, $84,500 in 2010. that's according to the seen sus bureau. -- census bureau. so we're looking at the tax bill for folks who fall in that tax bracket. the average federal tax burden is $14,891 for this group. the changes that were just signed into law will hold your income taxes steady but you will be paying an additional $1,149 because of the payroll tax holiday ending and the new health care taxes are kicking in. if you crunch these numbers, the tax hike will lower your take-home pay by about 1.7%. the numbe
administration ever used the unique device for signing a law. >>> it is 6:06. the lovely jessica doyle is here with another your money report. she says get ready to see your taxes go up. >> that's right. >> what's new? >> you know, there's been so much debate about the big tax hike, you know. a lot of people don't realize your taxes are going to go up in 2013 when you file them. the tax hike is not small either even though congress did make the bush era tax cuts...
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obama administration officials tell cbs news, frustration with afghan's president karzai is contributing to the possible reversal of the plan that had been to keep a small number of american troops over there after 2014. and house speaker john boehner says he's had concerns about u.s. involvement in afghanistan for some time. however, no official decision has been made yet. >>> the countdown is on for the birth of prince william and kate's baby. okay. by some media reports, the fourth in line to the british throne is due in just four days. that would be, oh, saturday. the duchess of cambridge is in london but prince william is on duty with the royal air force about 300 miles away in wales. and he is reportedly planning to take a helicopter home just to make it to the hospital on time. first word of the baby's arrival will go to the queen. a notice will then be posted on an easel outside buckingham palace and the royals will also tweet the news on the birth. so much for-- >> a notice on an easel. >> so much for keeping it close to the family. >>> better hope the jets offense can outrun th
obama administration officials tell cbs news, frustration with afghan's president karzai is contributing to the possible reversal of the plan that had been to keep a small number of american troops over there after 2014. and house speaker john boehner says he's had concerns about u.s. involvement in afghanistan for some time. however, no official decision has been made yet. >>> the countdown is on for the birth of prince william and kate's baby. okay. by some media reports, the fourth...
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today members of the obama administration will meet with leaders from detroit and michigan to discuss the best ways to help the city come out of bankruptcy. the white house's already approved $100 million of federal grants for the cash- strapped city. the grants aren't new money. this was money which was already allocated for use in the city. but the white house released it early to help the city now. >>> d.c.'s online health care exchange will debut tuesday but it will be missing a key feature. district officials say the new site d.c. health link will not automatically determine whether app lip cants are eligible for -- applicants are eligible for medicaid or government subsidies to help pay for insurance. officials say the website was producing a high error rate when making the determinations. instead people can use the website to submit an online application for subsidies or for medicare eligibility grant. >>> nissan has issued a recall for more than 98,000 vehicles in the u.s. including certain infiniti m. models. there's a defective accelerator pedal sen sore. if it becomes unsta
today members of the obama administration will meet with leaders from detroit and michigan to discuss the best ways to help the city come out of bankruptcy. the white house's already approved $100 million of federal grants for the cash- strapped city. the grants aren't new money. this was money which was already allocated for use in the city. but the white house released it early to help the city now. >>> d.c.'s online health care exchange will debut tuesday but it will be missing a...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration is still hopeful that their negotiations will lead to a settlement but they are still working to roundup support for the plan b military strikes. tonight, local lawmakers are warning the white house to go slow before it further complicates the syrian crisis. >> a special town hall on syria. >> reporter: on wtob radio, questions and concerns. >> why we felt we needed to continue to be the world's policemen. >> is this going to increase or decrease their capability. >> can you tell me why we are supporting al-qaeda and a rebel group. >> reporter: for one hour, three virginia congressmen lob whitman, jim moran, and frank wolf took calls and gave views on syria and for wolf his growing concern is russia's growing role. >> i'm very suspicious of the russians, but i think every effort should be made to try to deal with this diplomatically. >> reporter: while there's also frustration with president obama from democrats. congressman morant says by misreading the lack of support for air strikes, the president has surrendered any element of surprise. >> i thin
. >> reporter: the obama administration is still hopeful that their negotiations will lead to a settlement but they are still working to roundup support for the plan b military strikes. tonight, local lawmakers are warning the white house to go slow before it further complicates the syrian crisis. >> a special town hall on syria. >> reporter: on wtob radio, questions and concerns. >> why we felt we needed to continue to be the world's policemen. >> is this going to...
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but many americans and some lawmakers are urging the obama administration to reconsider the extent of the surveillance. the president is considering 46 recommendations from a review panel in order to maintain civil liberties. >>> the time right now is 5:05. i'm watching your money this morning. the markets reopening today after a day off for christmas. investors are waiting to see if the winning streak is going to continue after closing higher on christmas eve and the early morning signs look a-okay from overseas. most asian markets are closing higher and arrows in europe seem to be pointing up as the trading day begins there. checking the numbers this the last session, the dow finished up almost 63 points to close at an all-time high. the s&p 500 was up by 5 and the nasdaq was up by 6.5 points. >>> a few major retail stores are already opened this hour. and more will be opening up at 6:00 a.m. in hopes of getting you to part with more of your money. according to gallop, the average american plans to spend $704 on gifts this year but retailers may be extra motivated. shopper track rep
but many americans and some lawmakers are urging the obama administration to reconsider the extent of the surveillance. the president is considering 46 recommendations from a review panel in order to maintain civil liberties. >>> the time right now is 5:05. i'm watching your money this morning. the markets reopening today after a day off for christmas. investors are waiting to see if the winning streak is going to continue after closing higher on christmas eve and the early morning...
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. >>> amnesty international has come out criticizing the obama administration's drone policy. the human rights organization says the killings amount to executions which violate international rights laws. they also say the strikes which targeted u.s. citizens violates the 6th amendment of the constitution. >>> the i.r.s. official who first apologized for her agency targeting conservative groups refused to testify yesterday on capitol hill. >> i have not violated any i.r.s. rules or regulations and i have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee. >> that was all lois lerner said after pleading the fifth amendment. house oversight and government reform committee chairman daryl ie sus said she waived her right to plead the fifth when she issued her opening statement. she may be called back to testify. >>> 22-year-old julian dawkins was shot and killed early wednesday morning while standing on the side of an alexandria street. it appears the shooter was an off-duty arlington sheriff's deputy. >> this morning the dawkins family, friends and coworke
. >>> amnesty international has come out criticizing the obama administration's drone policy. the human rights organization says the killings amount to executions which violate international rights laws. they also say the strikes which targeted u.s. citizens violates the 6th amendment of the constitution. >>> the i.r.s. official who first apologized for her agency targeting conservative groups refused to testify yesterday on capitol hill. >> i have not violated any...
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still, well below the obama administration's original expectations of $1.2 million. health and human services secretary told congress today the website is functioning much better than when it launched and she is calling for an investigation into the disastrous rollout. >> the moment asiana flight crashed on the runway in san francisco at the airport there. it shows the rear of the plane striking the sea wall just short of the runway. three people were killed. another 180 hurt in the july accident. at a hearing today in washington, investigators say the boeing 777 was just traveling too low and too slow as it approached the runway. pilots tried to accelerate and abort the landing, but it was too late. federal safety officials are looking at how pilot training in the cockpit could have played a role in that crash. >>> house republican leaders are signaling support for a bipartisan deal to end the budget stalemate on capitol hill and avoid another government shutdown in january. the two year agreement replaces some of the across the board spending cuts known as sequestr
still, well below the obama administration's original expectations of $1.2 million. health and human services secretary told congress today the website is functioning much better than when it launched and she is calling for an investigation into the disastrous rollout. >> the moment asiana flight crashed on the runway in san francisco at the airport there. it shows the rear of the plane striking the sea wall just short of the runway. three people were killed. another 180 hurt in the july...
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. >> that was a compromise in a way with the obama administration on rolling out all of obamacare. it's confusing. >> it is very confusing. >> we're going to try and help you get through this. again the key is today may be the start but you don't have to finish up registration and figuring out everything today. or even this week. >> until march. you have until march before consequences start kicking in. >> we'll help you through n. thank you, jess. >>> an investigation is under way into what caused an explosion on a well known college campus. that story is coming up. >> plus, the snow came so early in a part of washington state that road crews are now operating 24/7 to keep the ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/dcmetro. >>> it is 5:43. very comfortable. mostly cloudy. going to be a nice day. we don't think you'll need a jacket but for just a few spots. looking at the forecast today, we're talking about temperatures going to be climbing into the low 80s in many areas. partly to mostly sunny afternoon. back in t
. >> that was a compromise in a way with the obama administration on rolling out all of obamacare. it's confusing. >> it is very confusing. >> we're going to try and help you get through this. again the key is today may be the start but you don't have to finish up registration and figuring out everything today. or even this week. >> until march. you have until march before consequences start kicking in. >> we'll help you through n. thank you, jess. >>> an...